Raja Raghuvanshi murder: Sonam may have married Kushwaha while both were in hiding, says victim's brother

The elder brother of Raja Raghuvanshi, the Indore man killed in Meghalaya said on Thursday, 3 July, that Raja's wife Sonam, who is the main accused, may have married Raj Kushwaha, her alleged lover and co-accused, while in hiding after committing the crime.

Raja Raghuvanshi went missing on May 23 and his body was found on June 2 in a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra area (also known as Cherrapunji) of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. Sonam and Kushwaha are among the eight arrested for the crime.

"We have come to know that Meghalaya Police have recovered two mangalsutras. One was gifted to Sonam when she and Raja married on May 11. The second one may be related to Sonam and Kushwaha's marriage. They might have married when she was hiding," the Raja's elder brother Vipin told reporters.

He also hit out at Sonam's brother Govind, who had initially come to their house and sought forgiveness. "Now, Govind is giving statements expressing his desire to meet Sonam. He can meet Sonam and also appoint a lawyer to save her. But if he wants to do all this, why did he come to our house after his sister's arrest and play with the emotions of our family? We are constantly getting betrayed by Sonam and her family," Vipin alleged.

All the eight persons arrested by the Meghalaya police for the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi are currently in judicial custody.

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